The Memory Box, Eva Lesko Natiello
The Memory Box, Eva Lesko Natiello
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The Memory Box

Author: Eva Lesko Natiello

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 11 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/19/2016

Synopsis

What would you do if you Googled yourself and uncovered something shocking?In this gripping psychological thriller, a group of privileged suburban moms amuse themselves by Googling everyone in town, digging up dirt to fuel thorny gossip. Caroline Thompson, devoted mother of two, sticks to the moral high ground and attempts to avoid these women. She’s relieved to hear her name appears only three times, citing her philanthropy. Despite being grateful that she has nothing to hide, a delayed pang of insecurity prods Caroline to Google her maiden name—which none of the others know.The hits cascade like a tsunami. Caroline’s terrified by what she reads. An obituary for her sister, JD? That’s absurd. With every click, the revelations grow more alarming. They can’t be right. She’d know. Caroline is hurled into a state of paranoia—upending her blissful family life—desperate to prove these allegations false before someone discovers they’re true.The disturbing underpinnings of The Memory Box expose a story of deceit, misconceptions, and an obsession for control. With its twists, taut pacing, and psychological tenor, Natiello’s page-turning suspense cautions: be careful what you search for.

About Eva Lesko Natiello

Eva Lesko Natiello is an award-winning author and graduate of the State University of New York at Albany where she received a degree in psychology. She was born in Yonkers, New York, and currently lives in suburban New Jersey with her husband and two children. Ms. Natiello’s debut novel, The Memory Box, is a recipient of Houston Writers Guild 2014 Manuscript award, and her short story “The Wordsmith” was a finalist for The Writer magazine’s 2012 Best Short Story. When not writing suspense novels, Ms. Natiello enjoys writing humorous musings about life’s ironies which can be read on her blog.

About Cassandra Campbell

Original bio sent from Cassandra: Cassandra Campbell began doing voice overs as the voice for Calvin Klein’s Italian commercials. This was followed by commercial and documentary recording in both English and Italian. She has recorded many audiobooks and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie® Award nomination. As an actress and director, she has worked at the Public, the Mint, the Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stagewest, Theatreworks, the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, Millmountain Theatre, the National Shakespeare Company, and the New York Fringe Festival.  

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 09, 2020

This was a first novel? Absolutely Brilliant Some people are great collectors of secrets. They roll around, like swine, in the muck of them. All the stuck-up moms from Caroline's daughters' elementary school started googling each other but when they googled Caroline...nothing major popped up. At......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on May 25, 2016

I felt like a schizophrenic on speed, while driving and trying to compute an equation and sew at the same time when I was reading this book. This book was nuts! I couldn't put this book down, I felt like I had to finish immediately to see what really happened. The ending blew me away. Literally thre......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on August 03, 2014

This book is like watching a train wreck. You want to look away, but you can't.......more

Goodreads review by Jennie on April 05, 2015

I belong to an online book group, this was a group read pick. It was free through amazon prime lending and I thought, hey why not? The author will be doing a q/a event with the group in May. I think it is best if I don't participate in that! I didn't like it. Granted this isn't a genre I tend to enj......more

Goodreads review by Holly on June 28, 2017

AUDIO VERSION I listened to the audio version of the book and the tone was totally frantic. The main character, Caroline, is a married mother of 2 girls. Her voice is hyper and breathless on the audio. It makes you constantly say, what is she stressing about?? Can I just shake her?? A bunch of gossipy......more

Quotes

“Be prepared to toss that suburban fairy tale away, grab on to the steering wheel, and hope that you get through this obstacle course with all your mental faculties…Eva Lesko Natiello shows tremendous talent and courage in her creation of a powerful dichotomy, reaching beyond boundaries.” San Francisco Book Review (5 stars!)

“The Memory Box is a literary rarity—a story of high imagination cast with characters who seem as authentic as they are complex. From the moment Caroline Thompson dares to Google her own name, the stakes and suspense develop, treating the reader to a can’t-put-it-down mystery.” Sidney Offit, author of Memoir of the Bookie’s Son

“[An] impressive first novel.” John Biguenet, author of The Torturer’s Apprentice

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